Pointe Whymper

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Pointe Whymper is one of the principal summits of the Grandes Jorasses in the Mont Blanc massif of the Alps, known for its challenging alpine climbing routes.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Pointe Whymper canonical 2

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Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain peak ⓘ
climbingType alpine climbing ⓘ
elevation 4184 m ⓘ
firstAscentBy Christian Almer ⓘ
Edward Whymper ⓘ
Michel Croz ⓘ
firstAscentDate 24 June 1865 ⓘ
hasClimbingGradeRange difficult to very difficult ⓘ
hasNorthFace yes ⓘ
hasNotableFeature serious objective hazards ⓘ
steep mixed terrain ⓘ
hasNotableRoute north face routes of the Grandes Jorasses ⓘ
hasParentPeak Grandes Jorasses ⓘ
hasProminence minor prominence relative to Pointe Walker ⓘ
hasRockType granite ⓘ
hasSouthFace yes ⓘ
hasSummitCoordinates approximately 45.84°N 6.99°E ⓘ
includedInListing Alpine mountains above 4000 m ⓘ
isClimbedFrom French side ⓘ
Italian side ⓘ
isMappedOn IGN topographic maps ⓘ
Italian IGM topographic maps ⓘ
isPartOf Mont Blanc massif frontier ridge ⓘ
Mont Blanc massif main ridge ⓘ
isPopularWith experienced alpinists ⓘ
isPrincipalSummitOf Grandes Jorasses ⓘ
knownFor challenging alpine climbing routes ⓘ
liesAboveGlacier Glacier de Leschaux ⓘ
Glacier de Planpincieux ⓘ
locatedIn Alps ⓘ
locatedInCountry France ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
locatedInMountainRange Mont Blanc massif ⓘ
locatedOnBorder France–Italy border ⓘ
namedAfter Edward Whymper ⓘ
nearestHigherNeighbor Pointe Walker ⓘ
partOf Grandes Jorasses ⓘ
situatedInSubrange Graian Alps ⓘ
typicalAscentStyle rock and mixed climbing ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Grandes Jorasses → hasSummit → Pointe Whymper ⓘ
Pointe Hélène → locatedNear → Pointe Whymper ⓘ